Assignment task: Please read the following scenario and address the questions posed at the end.
"Laws that require the reporting of cases of suspected abuse of adults under the age of 60 often makes a dilemma for health care providers. The parties involved, both the suspected offenders and the victims will often plead that the matter be kept confidential and not be disclosed or reported for investigation by public authorities."
If you were a member of a healthcare team that has repeatedly treated a woman for injuries that appear to have been inflicted by another person. How might you phrase an open-ended question to begin a conversation about whether or not the woman is a victim of abuse?
If the woman then protests that she "is just clumsy and accident prone", how might you phrase your response? Would you drop the matter at this point or continue to question the woman?
What could you do to protect the woman if she does not admit abuse, but you are reasonably sure she is being abused?
Please cite any references that you use.